Dried Salty Vannamei Shrimp from Japan
Dried and salted Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp, whole in-shell, used in Asian cuisine. HTS 0306.95.00 covers shrimps dried, salted, or in brine not fitting other precise subheadings. Excludes flours or pellets per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide lab analysis confirming salt content and drying process without binders to stay in 0306
• Section 609 applies—certify no forced labor in supply chain
• Common pitfall: excessive drying mimicking pellets, risking move to 0309